Nikita Nesterov was scoreless in 7:42 in Chelyabinsk's 4-3 win over CSKA. NHLer Pavel Datsyuk had a pair of assists for CSKA, as the reality of the NHL lockout begins to hit the KHL. Nikita Gusev was sent down to the MHL to make room for Datsyuk. CSKA's MHL team plays Riga Jr. on Saturday. Chelyabinsk moves on to play Praha on Saturday. CSKA gets Ekaterinburg on Saturday.

Nikita Nesterov was scoreless in 5:29 in Chelyabinsk's 4-1 win over Ufa. The club dressed and played 8 defensemen in the match, and got 1 goal and 3 points from Capitals first rounder Evgeny Kuznetsov. Chelyabinsk draws CSKA on Thursday.

First, an update from the game on 9/20, when Cherepovets defeated Novokuznetsk. Vasily Koshechkin turned away 21 of 24 in the match for the victory. The victory was Vasily's 2nd of the season and he rolled his record to 2-3-1 this year. The KHL had not updated the box score for the game until today.

Despite being outshot 41-33, Vasily Koshechkin (pictured) stopped 40 shots to deliver Cherepovets to a 3-1 win over Khabarovsk. Ex-Lightning draft pick Denis Kazionov scored the opening goal of the match for Cherepovets, his first of the season. Cherepovets faces Novosibirsk on Monday.

Jaroslav Janus got a goal and an assist from ex-NHLer Miroslav Satan in Slovan's 4-2 victory over Omsk. Ex-Lightning goaltender Karri Ramo did not play in the match for Omsk. Bratislava faces Astana on Monday.

Nikita Nesterov (pictured) played for the first time in over a week in Chelyabinsk's 6-2 loss to Kazan. The action was Nesterov's first in the KHL this year. He played 13:58 in the match. Chelyabinsk plays Nizhnekamsk next on Saturday.

When I said yesterday that teams have no chance if they only get 18 shots on Andrei Vasilevski, I forgot to post the caveat that they might have a chance if they allow only 12 shots and shut the team in front of Vasilevski out. That happened today as he fell for the first time this season 1-0 to Nizhnekamsk Jr. The winning goal was scored with just 7 seconds left in regulation, no less. Amazing stuff, even in defeat. Ufa Jr. draws Perm Jr. next on Saturday.